Today, senior executives from CBC/RadioCanada came to testify before the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications. I had the chance to ask a lot of questions. But I made sure to ask why the CBC is still committed to X - and why they haven't investigated Mastodon (and Bluesky). Here's my exchange with CEO Marie-Philippe Bouchard and Editor in Chief Brodie Fenlon. #CBC #Mastodon #X #Bluesky #SRC #Canada #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #TRCM #CanadianBroadcastingCorporation #SocialMedia https://youtu.be/lJUeQZlvD-E?si=msTknV5VyaI-drCD

@sundogplanets

Congratulations! 👏
We are big Bob McDonald fans in this house..

#quirksandquarks #cbc

CBC says it “can’t simply walk away” from X because govts still post there. A similar excuse was used by Western firms to stay in Nazi Germany — “we had to be where the market was.” X’s owner throws Nazi salutes & backs the far-right AfD. CBC’s choice to stay is complicity, not journalism.
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-role-of-business-elites

#CBC #Fediverse #cdnpoli #boycottusa

@brodiefenlon when will CBC News join us & lead by example? Sen. Paula Simons asked:
“Why is CBC still on X — full of hate & disinfo — & not exploring Mastodon, a non-commercial, Canadian-friendly space for public media?”
NPR 🇺🇸 & ABC Australia 🇦🇺 left X, proving you can walk from billionaire-run chaos & still reach ppl. Let’s ask CBC to join the ppl’s social media — the Fediverse. Boost & tag @CBCNews to follow their own EIC here!
https://youtu.be/lJUeQZlvD-E #CBC @Paulatics #Canada #cdnpoli

CBC says it “can’t simply walk away” from X because govts still post there. A similar excuse was used by Western firms to stay in Nazi Germany — “we had to be where the market was.” X’s owner throws Nazi salutes & backs the far-right AfD. CBC’s choice to stay is complicity, not journalism.
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-role-of-business-elites

#CBC #Fediverse #cdnpoli #boycottusa

@brodiefenlon when will CBC News join us & lead by example? Sen. Paula Simons asked:
“Why is CBC still on X — full of hate & disinfo — & not exploring Mastodon, a non-commercial, Canadian-friendly space for public media?”
NPR 🇺🇸 & ABC Australia 🇦🇺 left X, proving you can walk from billionaire-run chaos & still reach ppl. Let’s ask CBC to join the ppl’s social media — the Fediverse. Boost & tag @CBCNews to follow their own EIC here!
https://youtu.be/lJUeQZlvD-E #CBC @Paulatics #Canada #cdnpoli

Today, senior executives from CBC/RadioCanada came to testify before the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications. I had the chance to ask a lot of questions. But I made sure to ask why the CBC is still committed to X - and why they haven't investigated Mastodon (and Bluesky). Here's my exchange with CEO Marie-Philippe Bouchard and Editor in Chief Brodie Fenlon. #CBC #Mastodon #X #Bluesky #SRC #Canada #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #TRCM #CanadianBroadcastingCorporation #SocialMedia https://youtu.be/lJUeQZlvD-E?si=msTknV5VyaI-drCD

it's 2025 and #cbc is still using "israel-hamas war" in their reporting

a "war" where one side has billions in funding and weapons from western powers

a "war" where one side has committed genocide

a "war" where one side has killed hundreds of thousands of civilians

a "war" where one side has repeatedly hit hospitals, schools, refugee camps

a "war" where one side has purposely targeted humanitarian aid workers

#gaza #israel

CBC is enabling Israel's genocide by agreeing to their demands to not take aerial footage so that any war crimes committed would not be filmed.

#CBC#Palestine#Gaza #freepalestine #canada #cdnpoli

CBC is enabling Israel's genocide by agreeing to their demands to not take aerial footage so that any war crimes committed would not be filmed.

#CBC#Palestine#Gaza #freepalestine #canada #cdnpoli

Host: "Let's State the obvious, Canada is not in Europe, would it even be possible for this country to join the EU?"

Frederic Menard (political scientist in Montreal): "In theory, yes, and let me get an obstacle out of the way: Oftentimes people will say ‘Canada is not in Europe and to be part of the European Union it says that you have to be a European country’ — which is true — except that being a European country is not defined anywhere."

So we can join because of a technicality? Excellent.

@evan I think on #CBC a few days ago, they were speaking with a congressman who was working on a bill to ban redistricting more than once per census cycle. That seems like a reasonable way to stop the planned Texas gerrymander.

For what it's worth, I'd be surprised if the changes in Texas, should they come to fruition, would be sufficient to prevent a D majority in the House after mid-terms. The House is narrowly divided now, and I expect Pres. Trump and the Rs to become less popular.

#uspol

Iconic Sauble Beach welcome sign changed to reflect First Nation ownership https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/iconic-sauble-beach-welcome-sign-changed-to-reflect-first-nation-ownership-1.7574920?cmp=rss #cbc #topstories #news #canada

Iconic Sauble Beach welcome sign changed to reflect First Nation ownership https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/iconic-sauble-beach-welcome-sign-changed-to-reflect-first-nation-ownership-1.7574920?cmp=rss #cbc #topstories #news #canada